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Fertility rates have been declining globally over the past few decades, and Australia has followed suit. After a small 'baby bump' during...
Research Briefing
Fertility rates have been declining globally over the past few decades, and Australia has followed suit. After a small 'baby bump' during...
Our latest whitepaper reveals that the middle class population in emerging markets is set to double over the next decade,...
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Labour markets are forecast to cool across the world's major cities this year, marking the end of the Covid-19 catchup...
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Labour turnover is quickly rising among full-time workers in Japan, where long-term employment has been prevailing. Although a serious labour...
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We created a real-time tracker of unauthorized migrants to the US, the driving force behind the nation's post-pandemic immigration surge....
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Adverse demographic trends imply that the only alternative for sustaining China's longer-term growth momentum would be to sharply accelerate productivity growth. The timely emergence of generative AI could partially close this gap.
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We estimate that Japan's nominal neutral interest rate – the rate consistent with monetary policy that is neither stimulative nor...
Consumer spending growth will remain resilient this year. Supported by rising real incomes, consumer spending growth is forecast to average...
At the top of the Quality of Life category are cities with lower inequality and residents that live long lives....
We recently launched our new Global Cities Index, which covers the 1,000 largest cities in the world and evaluates their...
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Indian consumers' spending power is far behind that of their Chinese counterparts, and we are sceptical about the pace of catch-up. Even if the Indian economy achieves the ambitious growth targets set, there...
Employment is a fundamental part of life for many and directly links to their overall feelings of satisfaction and happiness....
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As the UK population ages, time-use data suggest that the property sectors with structural tailwinds will be those that provide...
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For Gulf cities, the near-term outlook will be tied not only to the global macroeconomic backdrop, but also the progress...
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We forecast Indian cities to outpace the rest of APAC in terms of GDP growth over the medium term (2024-28)....
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We are cautiously optimistic about the medium-term outlook for Europe's cities as a whole, but less sanguine about southern European...
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Based on research conducted in Q4 2023 among active cruisers from five key markets, consumers demonstrated a strong preference to...
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Among major European cities, we think London offers the best outlook for residential real estate based on demographic trends and...
In this infographic, we present the themes that are crucial to location decisioning in 2024 and pinpoint potential bright spots.
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We forecast UK GDP growth will average 1.5% a year over the medium-term. Though strong inward migration will continue to...